Invertek sells millionth VFD drive
Invertek Drives is celebrating reaching the historic milestone of selling in excess of one million variable frequency drives worldwide. The current production rate is...
Kone’s ultrarope means taller skyscrapers
If you get vertigo riding in the glass elevators at your local fancy hotel, you might want to stop reading now. Hotels and skyscrapers...
ThyssenKrupp endura MRL
The endura MRL combines the no nonsense functionality of hydraulics and a truly machine room-less design- perfect for low-rise buildings. It allows for the...
Liebherr elevator for tower cranes
Liebherr is to unveil the newly developed Liebherr LiUP crane driver elevator to the world at the Intermat 2015. It is perfectly coordinated to...
Hyundai Elevator Making Automated Warehouse
Hyundai Elevator has concluded a contract to supply a semi-automated product warehouse and logistics automation system to Hankook Tire’s new factory in Clarksville, Tennessee...
FlexStep by Liftup
The FlexStep stairlift is designed to function both as an ordinary staircase and as a wheelchair lift. Developed and manufactured by Liftup.dk,...
The World’s Most Unusual Elevators
Here is few unusual elevators from around the world. If you know about any other unusual elevator, please let us know so we can...
Why aren’t we building a space elevator?
Launching an object into space, even a small object, is incredibly expensive. The rocket fuel needed to get a space shuttle into orbit reflects...
KONE JumpLift debuts in North America
KONE Inc announced the first North American installation of KONE JumpLift technology in One Bloor, Great Gulf's flagship high-rise condominium under construction in Toronto.
KONE JumpLift, which...
CycloCable the Bike Lift
Cyclocable® is perfectly in line with the Sustainable Development and EcoMobility initiatives of today’s cities.
The concept
Cyclocable is a cable lift that is specifically adapted...
Elevator Etiquette
As soon as I bring up elevator etiquette during a business etiquette seminar, I can be sure it will elicit some comments and opinions....
World’s longest sightseeing escalator measuring 2,260 feet is in Central China
A 688-meter-long sightseeing escalator made it sdebut during the past week-long National Day holiday, contributing to tourists' visits at Enshi Grand Canyonin Enshicity, Central...
The tallest outdoor elevator in the world!
If you suffer from a fear of heights, perhaps this one's not for you.
The Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, carries...
Internet of Things Transforming Elevator Maintenance
Big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) - why is this couple important for our elevator service customers?
The two can improve product development,...
KONE Selected for Marine Gateway project in Vancouver
KONE elevator has won an order from Ledcor Construction and PCI Development to supply 33 elevators and escalators for the Marine Gateway mixed-use development...
No mandatory maintenance for elevators in Zimbabwe
The lives of thousands of Zimbabweans who use elevators are at risk as it has emerged that most of the machines have become death...
KONEs elevator for nuclear storage
KONE elevators and Posiva nuclear waste managment have signed a contract on on the delivery of a passenger elevator for ONKALO, Posiva's final disposal...
China’s growing market
In the past decade, thanks to China's economic development and increased demand for construction projects, the elevator market in the country has grown rapidly.
Last...
Otis wins largest single contract
Otis wins largest single contract in Indian elevator industry's history. The elevator and escalator company will provide 670 units to the Hyderabad Metro Rail...